On Monday, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn presented himself before the media in Oslo, Norway to hype the soon-to-launch, updated 2013 Euro-spec LEAF.

Mandatory CEO with Vehicle Image

Ghosn spoke of the automaker’s electric vehicle dominance in Norway (Europe’s electric vehicle capital, according to Nissan) and highlighted the changes the set the updated LEAF apart from previous versions.

I leased a Leaf in March, drive it daily, and my wife and I both absolutely love it.

I’m convinced that the Leaf S trim level will be the vehicle that finally gets large numbers of people in the US consider and then buy or lease an EV as their second (or third or …) family vehicle. The Leaf S will also show the rest of the industry that what people want is not necessarily an EV tarted up with every bell, whistle, and party hat imaginable. My Leaf doesn’t have a trip computer or the silly animated graphics that tell me (gasp!) that the electrons from the battery are making the wheels turn. It has a nice set of features, it drives beautifully, it’s clean, so quiet I almost never turn on the radio, and laughing like a maniac as I drive past gas stations still hasn’t lost its entertainment value.